Authentication and Information System for Reusable Surgical Instruments

2. The surgical system according to claim 1, wherein the one or more properties of the staple cartridge assembly includes whether the staple cartridge assembly is articulable relative to the surgical stapling loading unit.

3. The surgical system according to claim 2, wherein the controller reads the data and prevents actuation of an articulation link in the adapter assembly or the surgical stapling loading unit if the data indicates that the staple cartridge assembly is not articulable.

4. The surgical system according to claim 1, wherein the adapter assembly includes an adapter chip in communication with the microprocessor, the adapter chip storing data indicative of one or more properties of the adapter assembly.

5. The surgical system according to claim 4, wherein the microprocessor is configured to switch the adapter chip between a receive mode and a transmit mode.

7. The surgical stapling loading unit according to claim 6, wherein the microprocessor is configured to multiplex data from the microchip.

8. The surgical stapling loading unit according to claim 6, wherein the second bus is a one-wire data interface.

9. The surgical stapling loading unit according to claim 6, wherein the one or more properties of the staple cartridge assembly includes whether the staple cartridge assembly is articulable relative to the surgical stapling loading unit.

10. The surgical stapling loading unit according to claim 9, wherein the controller reads the data and prevents actuation of an articulation link in an adapter assembly associated with the surgical stapling loading unit if the data indicates that the staple cartridge assembly is not articulable.

12. The surgical stapling loading unit according to claim 11, further including an adapter assembly having one or more properties, the adapter assembly including an adapter chip in communication with the microprocessor, the adapter chip storing data indicative of one or more properties of the adapter assembly.

13. The surgical stapling loading unit according to claim 12, wherein the microprocessor is configured to switch the adapter chip between a receive mode and a transmit mode.